Exam #2 Flashcards
How can the bones of the upper limb be divided?
Hand/wrist
Forearm
Arm
Shoulder gridle
Most distal bones of the hands are called ____
Phalanges
Bones that makeup the palm of each hand
Metacarpals
Bones that make up the wrist
Carpals
Singular word for phalanges
Phalanx
First digit is ____
Thumb
Digits 2-5 is composted of _______
3 phalanges
- proximal
- middle
-distal
1st digit is composed of _____
Two phalanges
-distal
-proximal
Each phalanx consist of three parts:
Head, body, base
Interphalangeal joint (IP)
Joint between phalanges in the thumb
What do you include in the thumb image to make sure you have everything?
Distal phalanx to the base of the first metacarpal
Name joints in digits 2-5.
distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint
Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint
MCP joint
Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint
Proximal end of metacarpals, articulate with the carpals
First metacarpal articulates with _______
Trapezium
Second metacarpal articulates with ______
Trapezoid
Third metacarpal articulates with _______
Capitate
Fourth and fifth metacarpal articulate with _______
Hamate
List carpal bones distal row then proximal row starting laterally and going in medially.
Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform
Describe the scaphoid bone.
Boat shaped, largest in proximal row, articulates with the radius proximally, most frequently fractured carpal bone
Describe the lunate bone.
Moon shaped, articulates with radius, articulates with capitate
Describe the triquetrum bone.
Pyramidal shape, articulates with pisiform
Describe the pisiform bone.
Smallest of the carpal bones, most evident in tangential projection
Describe the trapezium bone.
Irregular shape, proximal to first metacarpal
Describe the trapezoid bone.
Smallest bone in distal row, wedge shape
Describe the capitate bone.
Largest of carpal bones
Describe the hamate bone.
Has a hooklike process called the hamulus (projects from palmar surface)
What are small conical projections located at the extreme distal ends of both the radius and the ulna?
Styloid process
What is the small depression on the medial aspect of the distal radius?
Ulnar notch
Where is the head of the ulna located?
Near distal end
Where is the head of the radius located?
Proximal end near elbow joint
What bone is directly involved in the wrist joint?
Radius
What is the rough oval process on the medial and anterior side of the radius, distal to the neck?
Radial tuberosity
Which is longer: ulna or radius?
Ulna